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The hide icon tag on WindowsForum.com covers user questions about removing or concealing specific icons in Windows. Discussions include how to remove the 'Learn about this picture' icon introduced in Windows 11 Spotlight with update 24H2, hiding the Windows 10 upgrade notification icon from the taskbar, and diverting the AIM instant messenger icon from the taskbar to the system tray in Windows 7. Common themes involve persistent icons that reappear after reboot, taskbar customization, and system tray behavior. Solutions often require registry edits, group policy changes, or third-party tools.
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In the right bottom corner is the windows 10 icon. I want to hide that.
(It looks too much like thunderbirds you-got-mail-icon, which is driving me crazy!) :confused:
Obviously I tried this method:
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-hide-the-get-windows-10-icon-from-your-taskbar-1708536452
which...
To whoever may figure this puzzle out, thank you so much in advance!
The situation:
AIM! Normally, when the buddy list is minimized, it goes and hides in the system tray. This was so with XP, Vista, and Win 7 Beta/RC. However... Win 7 Ultimate, no such deal. The AIM icon STAYS on the taskbar...